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Tablet PC for GPS?

I have access to a few Mil-Spec tablet PC's. Anyone know if there is a way to convert one to use as a GPS chartplotter? I currently have a small Garmin unit and would love to utilize the larger screen of the tablet PC.		 CR
Oct 18
2006
http://www.westcoin.com/ppcgps.html Short
Oct 19
What does it use for an operating system? Does it have CF capability or optional card slots - stuff like that?

This is one receiver that I know works very well - I know a few folks who use them with PocketPCs and regular tablet PCs.

http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/PocketPC/pocketTrack.htm

It really depends on software also. The people I know with that Fortuna receiver, use Maptech software.

http://www.maptech.com/

This is a resource page I used a while ago when I was thinking of using a PDA as a portable GPS.

http://www.gpsinformation.org/dale/PocketPC/wince.htm

 Tom
Oct 18
Has XP on it but I'm not sure of the MHz or ram. I figure if it could run CR
Oct 19
it should run the garmin software called mapsource. Then if you have a USB port you can plug in any cheap GPS and use the tablet as the front end. You can also use pretty much any XP based software that takes a USB GPS> (or serial or Blue tooth if your tab has that IF Ed
Oct 18
If it will run XP then it should also be able to run most of the popular charting software. It will need either a serial or USB port to input the GPS data. Wayne.B
Oct 18
Current versions of MapSource no longer support real-time display from a remote GPS receiver (although older versions will still provide that support). Not to fret, Garmin has a new program for just that purpose called nRoute, and it works much better as a large real-time display for a remote GPS receiver. Oh, and it's a free download. Go here and click the nRoute link:

http://www.garmin.com/support/mappingsw.jsp

It's exactly what the OP is looking for. It will provide the large real-time display for the Garmin receiver on the tablet PC.

RG
Oct 19
Or compact flash card type receiver which are really cool. Tom
Oct 19
Do you have a URL for one? Wayne.B
Oct 19
   
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